Panny TH50PX80U??

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Was wondering if Im really missing much as this is a 720p set? It has the same 1080 panel as the PZ series but down rezs the 1080 signal. It does have a very good picture and no worse than my last 1080p DLP set. Just curious if there is really a big difference between the 720p and 1080p sets or would I really notice a major difference?

[plowmanjoe]

personally anything over 40 i would go 1080p. it's obviously up to you, but you can really benefit from 1080 over 720 at larger sizes displays especially.

[brett_day]

it really depends on how close/far you are sitting from the set as well. but i would agree that anything 50" and above should be 1080p

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The deal was I exchanged my Samsung dlp even up for the Panny. I didnt have the extra $$$ to add but they wanted about $500 more for the PZ.

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

The deal was I exchanged my Samsung dlp even up for the Panny. I didnt have the extra $$$ to add but they wanted about $500 more for the PZ.

well if you are happy with the PQ then that's all that matters! it is still an awesome tv!

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Originally Posted by brett_day

well if you are happy with the PQ then that's all that matters! it is still an awesome tv!

I am, and Brett you have the 1080p version of the same set, which I know you already know and if you remember my post on vivid mode, I ended up using custom mode and have grown to like it!!!

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

I am, and Brett you have the 1080p version of the same set, which I know you already know and if you remember my post on vivid mode, I ended up using custom mode and have grown to like it!!!

yep i remember i am glad you like your tv dude! I have never messed with custom mode on my tv, i just leave it on cinema

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Originally Posted by plowmanjoe

personally anything over 40 i would go 1080p. it's obviously up to you, but you can really benefit from 1080 over 720 at larger sizes displays especially.

You mean smaller size displays dont you?

[SS316SRV]

^No he doesn't

The TH-50PX80U Can be found for under a grand. That is a hell of a deal.

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Originally Posted by SS316SRV

^No he doesn't

The TH-50PX80U Can be found for under a grand. That is a hell of a deal.

Yea I see I read the post wrong, eyes must be going! And that is a good deal, a few months back it was $1500.

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

Yea I see I read the post wrong, eyes must be going!.

if your eyes are going, then you really need not worry about 1080p

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Originally Posted by brett_day

if your eyes are going, then you really need not worry about 1080p

Good point!

[Rhettroactive]

Just as a heads up, and I don't know how much you're looking to spend, but the Samsung PN50A550 is a real steal. It's a 1080p plasma, has an awesome range of color and can be found around $1300-$1500.

If you dig around, you may be able to find it for a bargain price. Check amazon.com and clevelandplasma.com and you may be suprised. You might even be able to find it with free shipping, again if you look around.

I bought mine thru amazon and got free shipping and paid zero tax. Like I said, it may still be out of your budget and I don't know your opinion on Samsung, but it's done right by me so far (knock on wood) and have enjoyed every blu-ray I've watched!

Happy hunting!

[My_Two_Cents]

FWIW, I have a 58" Pany 720p set, sit ~10-12' away and am thrilled with my PQ. As they say, there is a lot more to PQ than resolution. I see no SDE or individual pixels. Would a 1080p set be better? Probably, but for the $$, I couldn't justify not getting the set I have. Watch both sets with the same content for yourself and make the call. No one but you can really decide if you can get by with the 720p set. Either way, I'm sure you'll be thrilled.

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by plowmanjoe

personally anything over 40 i would go 1080p. it's obviously up to you, but you can really benefit from 1080 over 720 at larger sizes displays especially.

That's not very good advice. You can have a 60" tv that's 1080p and one that's 720p and depending on your viewing distance there can be either NO benefit with 1080p source material or a large benefit.

The same goes for a 22" 1920x1200 monitor. At computer viewing distances watching a 1080p Apple trailer versus a 720p Apple trailer will show you a great deal more detail.

Screen size alone is completely irrelevant.

You need to know

a) source resolution
b) panel resolution
c) screen size
d) viewing distance
c)

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

Was wondering if Im really missing much as this is a 720p set? It has the same 1080 panel as the PZ series but down rezs the 1080 signal. It does have a very good picture and no worse than my last 1080p DLP set. Just curious if there is really a big difference between the 720p and 1080p sets or would I really notice a major difference?

It doesn't have the same "1080 panel" as the PZ series, because they're different amongst themselves as well.

For overall PQ there won't be a big difference between this and an 80U model, but there will be between this and the 800U model.

In terms of resolution, it all depends on what you're watching and where you're sitting.

[brett_day]

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Originally Posted by dobyblue

It doesn't have the same "1080 panel" as the PZ series, because they're different amongst themselves as well.

For overall PQ there won't be a big difference between this and an 80U model, but there will be between this and the 800U model.

In terms of resolution, it all depends on what you're watching and where you're sitting.

You may be right but I was told they use the same panel. When I hit the info button on the remote it says 1080p but Im sure thats just the signal its getting but not putting out.

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And I sit about 9 feet away!

[dobyblue]

Originally Posted by HOME THEATRE ADDICT!

You may be right but I was told they use the same panel. When I hit the info button on the remote it says 1080p but Im sure thats just the signal its getting but not putting out.

That is the input signal, all of the Viera line for 2007 and 2008 will handshake with 1080p signals and scale to the native resolution of the panel.

This works better than plasma/dlp/lcd's that can only handshake up to 1080i, because you eliminate any interlacing/de-interlacing which most often introduces artifacts.